Name: Tuna Macaroni Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon mustard; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1.5 cup macaroni (dry); 3 can tuna (5oz-6oz cans); 1 cup sweet relish; 5 egg (boiled); 3 rib celery (minced)

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Tuna macaroni salad is a classic dish and it can be made in 30 minutes or less. A creamy salad with protein packed tuna everyone loves.

Ingredients needed

Macaroni
Tuna
Sweet relish
Egg
Celery
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Apple cider vinegar
Salt & black pepper

Quick tip before starting

Make the tuna macaroni salad while the noodles are still warm. They tend to soak the flavor up better that way.
This is a great salad to make ahead. As it sits the flavors come together more. So making the night before is a great idea.
In this recipe I used chunk tuna. I love the big pieces when serving but any tuna will do.

Storing the leftovers

Surprisingly, this is one of the longer lasting salads due to the ingredients. You may be able to get as much as 5 days in the refrigerator depending on how fresh the ingredients were used. It’s not a salad to be frozen. Be sure to store the macaroni salad in a airtight container or at least seal the bowl well with plastic wrap.

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Tuna Macaroni Salad

Tuna macaroni salad is a classic dish and it can be made in 30 minutes or less. A creamy salad with protein packed tuna everyone loves.

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Tuna Macaroni Salad

Prep Time: 30

Total Time: 30

Servings: serving

Calories: 461kcal

Ingredients

Dressing

1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon mustard
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Salad

1.5 cup macaroni dry
3 can tuna 5oz-6oz cans
1 cup sweet relish
5 egg boiled
3 rib celery minced

Instructions

First, make the macaroni per the instructions on the box. While the macaroni is cooking be sure to boil your eggs as well if you didn't buy them already cooked.
In a bowl make the dressing. Mix the mayo, mustard with black pepper and apple cider vinegar.
Then, drain the tuna and mince the celery. When the boiled eggs are finish roughly chop those.
In a large bowl, combine the macaroni with all the other ingredients then add in the sweet relish.
Lastly, taste for salt you will need to add some in the macaroni salad. Serve immediately or later.